The 6th Ling Rinpoche (b. 1903 d. 1983)
Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, Chopra House, Dharamsala, India, 1979
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, Chopra House, Dharamsala, India, 1979
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
The 7th Ling Rinpoche (b. 1985)
Ling Choktrul Rinpoche, Chopra House, Dharamsala, India, 1988
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
The Rain Maker, Dharamsala, India
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
Leica Gallery, New York / The Oskar Barnack Room: In addition to the over 35 black and white images in the current exhibition, Return To The Roof of the World, of photographer and Buddhist monk Nicholas Vreeland's journey into Tibet, are a select few color portraits in the gallery's Oskar Barnack Room.
Back in the 1970's, Nicholas Vreeland was invited to photograph the national costumes of India. However, once in India, he met a Tibetan Rinpoche (an incarnate Lama recognized as a great teacher). That Lama, impressed with Vreeland's Deardorff 5 x 7 camera, introduced him to another high Lama to photograph and each successive Lama passed him on to yet another. In the end, Nicholas came away with photographs of the most important Buddhist teachers in exile from Tibet - including a 1979 photograph of H.H. the Dalai Lama and His Holiness’ personal teachers and debating partners, the late Ling Rinpoche and Serkong Rinpoche. Vreeland has since photographed their reincarnations, two are shown above.
(Photograph bottom) The 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, b.1985: Born in Dharamsala, India in 1985. In 1987 HH the Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche. At age 20, HH the 14th Dalai Lama, bestowed fully ordained monk’s (Bhikshu) vows. He's visited South Korea, France, Ladakh and many other countries giving teachings. Presently, he is focusing himself entirely on his study and practice of Buddha Dharma hoping to emulate his predecessor’s great deeds.
Back in the 1970's, Nicholas Vreeland was invited to photograph the national costumes of India. However, once in India, he met a Tibetan Rinpoche (an incarnate Lama recognized as a great teacher). That Lama, impressed with Vreeland's Deardorff 5 x 7 camera, introduced him to another high Lama to photograph and each successive Lama passed him on to yet another. In the end, Nicholas came away with photographs of the most important Buddhist teachers in exile from Tibet - including a 1979 photograph of H.H. the Dalai Lama and His Holiness’ personal teachers and debating partners, the late Ling Rinpoche and Serkong Rinpoche. Vreeland has since photographed their reincarnations, two are shown above.
Leica Gallery, New York April 22 - June 4
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The 6th and 7th Ling Rinpoche's
(Photograph top) The 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche (b.1903, d.1983), 97th Gaden Tripa, and Senior tutor to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Born in 1903 in Tibet, he was recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor, Lobsang Lungtok Tenzin Thinley, through unmistakable explicitly clear prophesies and confirmed by HH the 13th Dalai Lama. In 1940, he was appointed as a Tsenshab (Debate-mate and guidance) of his HH the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, and subsequently promoted to Senior Tutor to his Holiness in 1953. He bestowed the fully ordained vows to HH the 14th Dalai Lama during the 1954 Monlam Chenmo Festival in Lhasa , Tibet. In 1965 in Bodh Gaya, India, he was formally enthroned as 97th Gaden Throne Holder. "On 25th December, 1983, at age 81, he left us, but only after remaining in deep meditative equipoise for a long period."The 6th and 7th Ling Rinpoche's
(Photograph bottom) The 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, b.1985: Born in Dharamsala, India in 1985. In 1987 HH the Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche. At age 20, HH the 14th Dalai Lama, bestowed fully ordained monk’s (Bhikshu) vows. He's visited South Korea, France, Ladakh and many other countries giving teachings. Presently, he is focusing himself entirely on his study and practice of Buddha Dharma hoping to emulate his predecessor’s great deeds.
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3 comments:
Beautiful, must-see exhibition!! Prints are wonderful. Separating the color images the way you did was perfect!!
it's a beautiful exhibition!! lots of good karma vibes going around.
Magnificent pictures and so beautifully arranged.
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